Online hackathons in India, open now

Every open hackathon you can join from anywhere, without travelling for it. 167 online hackathons open in India now, 43 closing this week, ₹12.9Cr in listed prizes. Dates, fees and prizes from the organisers' own listings, refreshed daily.

Checked against the organisers' listings on .

Free. One email a week, and none in a week with nothing open.

Closing this week

Registration shuts first on these. Sorted by deadline.

Paid internships for builders

Open now, with a stipend. Most you can do from home.

Biggest prizes

As the organisers list them.

All 167 open online hackathons

By deadline. Each opens the organiser's listing to register.

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Which of these are worth your weekend?

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Questions

How many online hackathons are open in India right now?

167, with 43 closing their registrations within a week. The list is refreshed from the organisers' listings through the day, and a hackathon leaves it when registration closes.

Do online hackathons give certificates and prizes?

91 of the 167 open online list a prize, ₹12.9Cr between them. Certificates depend on the organiser; each listing says what it gives.

Are online hackathons free to enter?

159 of the 167 open now are free to register for; the rest list a registration fee, shown against each one.

Which online hackathons have the biggest prizes?

Meta VR Start Developer Competition 2026 (Meta) lists ₹8.4Cr, then PayPal AI Hackathon with ₹56.7L. Prize amounts are as the organisers list them.

Listings come from Unstop, Devpost, HackerEarth and Google Developer Groups, and each links to the organiser's own page to register. Dates, fees and prizes are as the organisers list them; check there before you commit.